Lord Lieutenant of Ross-shire
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This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant
of Ross-shire
. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
in 1891 through the operation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
.
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Ross-shire
Ross-shire
Ross-shire is an area in the Highland Council Area in Scotland. The name is now used as a geographic or cultural term, equivalent to Ross. Until 1889 the term denoted a county of Scotland, also known as the County of Ross...
. The office was replaced by the Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty
The Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty, is the British monarch's personal representative in an area which has been defined since 1975 as consisting of the local government districts of Ross and Cromarty and Skye and Lochalsh in Scotland, and this definition was renewed by the Lord-Lieutenants ...
in 1891 through the operation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889
The Local Government Act 1889 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the Act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland...
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- Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron SeaforthFrancis Mackenzie, 1st Baron SeaforthFrancis Humberston Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth FRS was a British politician and general and Chief of the Highland Clan Mackenzie....
17 March 1794 – 11 January 1815 - Sir Hector Mackenzie, 4th Baronet 29 September 1815 – 26 April 1826
- Sir James Wemyss Mackenzie, 5th Baronet 1 May 1826 – 8 March 1843
- Col. Hugh Duncan Baillie 21 March 1843 – 21 June 1866
- Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet 27 June 1866 – 31 December 1878
- Duncan DavidsonDuncan DavidsonDuncan Davidson is the founder of Persimmon plc, one of the United Kingdom's largest housebuilding businesses.-Career:Born the grandson of the 15th Duke of Norfolk and educated at Ampleforth College, Duncan Davidson went into the British Army in 1959 and served in the Royal Scots Greys for four...
18 February 1879 – 18 September 1881 - Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 6th Baronet 2 December 1881 – 15 May 1891
- Mackenzie became Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty